Not long after Tyler Skaggs was drafted, the Los Angeles Angels wanted him to scrap his curveball. The pitch was slow and loopy, and they wondered whether a slider might work better for the tall left-hander.

David Price held it together after a rocky start, getting a three-run homer from Ben Zobrist and a solo shot from Carlos Pena that helped the Tampa Bay Rays end their 18-game losing streak in Cleveland with a 6-3 win over the Indians on Saturday night.

The ball shot off the bat and thudded into CC Sabathia's upper body. The New York Yankees' 290-pound mountain of a pitcher didn't crumple, though he did deign to rub the spot below his right clavicle just a little.